National NCAA soccer champ joins staff
January 24, 2012
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“I spent 13 years playing soccer, so I felt that it was time to give back to the community,” new Coach Jessica Hester said. She had a lot to give. She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Marketing from Christian Brothers University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of... Read more »
Shoneisha Myers joins English Department
November 3, 2011
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“I love the family atmosphere and the faculty,” said Shoneisha Myers, new freshman English teacher, who feels welcomed here at BHS. Myers was born in Nashville, graduated from the University of Memphis with a B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in teaching, and logged 5 years at Collierville High School. “My... Read more »
Tami Ranado
October 12, 2011 • written by Brett Clark
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After living and teaching in Moscow for two years, Tami Ranado returned to the United States this past summer and made her way to Bartlett High School, where she now teaches freshman English. While in Moscow, Ranado taught tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade English. Her international travels were a result... Read more »
Rodgers opens auditions to all students
September 1, 2011
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“There’s a lot of talent out there,” new drama teacher, Kevin Rodgers, said. He plans to tap that talent starting with open auditions. Interested people can try out even if they don’t take drama class. ”We had open auditions last year, and the people that showed up…were motivated,” Bradlee... Read more »
Give me a break–before college
May 2, 2011 • written by Brianna Hall
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College time is right around the corner and some seniors are guessing whether or not to do the unthinkable–take a break before starting college. While there are those who agree that a break is much needed, there are those who are skeptical. “Even with a little bit of a summer break, by taking... Read more »
A year of school flies by fast
May 2, 2011 • written by Anna Hanen
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Eight months of schooling can cause change inside its buildings and outside its four walls. While the 2010-2011 school year is coming to a close, looking back on it the changes are more obvious now then they were at the time. “It’s weird how much can change in only one school year,”... Read more »
Online learning for high schoolers inspires praise, suspicion
May 2, 2011 • written by John Keilman
Chicago Tribune
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(MCT) CHICAGO — Miriam Kotacka doesn’t want to wait for her future. She’s only 16, yet she’s due to graduate from Aurora’s Metea Valley High School in a few weeks so she can begin training full time as a ballet dancer. She has been able to speed her education by taking... Read more »
His next big step? Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie is literally keeping a lid on it
May 2, 2011 • written by Booth Moore
Los Angeles Times
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(MCT) LOS ANGELES — Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie is one of my favorite Angelenos, if you can call him one, as he spends so much of his time traveling on shoe drops in South America and Africa and giving speeches about his One for One business model (for every pair of shoes sold, a pair... Read more »
Amazon launches cloud-based music service
March 31, 2011 • written by Dan Gallagher
MarketWatch
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SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com announced a cloud-based music service that will let users upload digital music files to the company’s servers and access them from anywhere on the Internet or through Android mobile devices. The move marks the latest effort by Amazon to strengthen its growing digital... Read more »
iPad 2 vs. the competition
March 30, 2011 • written by Brianna Hall and Raven Turner
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Walking into an Apple store one might be amazed at how hard it is to escape the long lines. The people in the lines only want one thing–the iPad 2 which was unveiled on March 3. CEO and founder of Apple Steve Jobs says, “We’ve just never had a product get off to this fast of a start.” Of... Read more »